HEREDITY AS A NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE DEVELOPMENT
HEREDITY AS A NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE DEVELOPMENTStrong history of heart disease in the family makes a person predisposed to coronary problems in his life. This cannot be changed. But one must remember that food habits, exercise habits and stress pattern are the three main causes of heart disease and are probably responsible for about 90 to 95% of the causes of heart disease.Thus it is obvious that those who have a disadvantage from the heredity point of view should be more careful about their food habits, exercise, stress reduction and control of other coronary risk factors are concerned.Most of the heredity effects among these persons come through excessive production of cholesterol and triglycerides in the liver. Liver makes these two elements little more than the body’s requirement. Thus these people, even if they restrict their diet, may still have high cholesterol/triglycerides. Obviously, their chances of having a heart disease will multiply if they do not restrict the fat intake in food.*20/283/5*
